Method for making leg model and orthopedic brace

a leg model and model technology, applied in the field of orthopaedic braces, can solve the problems of long process, inconvenient patient and doctor, inability to raise the patient's foot to avoid obstacles, etc., to achieve the effect of improving the adherence of casting materials, facilitating better customization of model parts, and facilitating the adhesion of fairing materials

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-16
ENGELMAN IAN
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For example, as a result of a stroke or some other medical conditions, the patient's foot cannot be raised to avoid obstacles.
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[0029]FIG. 1 presents the first step (100 in FIG. 11) in the preferred embodiment of the invention. The patient's foot 10 is pressed into an impression block 12 to cause an impression 15. The preferred method utilizes a crush box where the deformable material of the impression block comprises easily deformable foam block, that is being crushed under pressure, preferably by having the patient step onto the impression block, to approximate the shape of the plantar contour of the patient's foot. The impression block may be of uniform or variable thickness and may be made of uniform material or from materials having varying degrees of hardness to provide more accurate measurement, or for other desired physical characteristics if desired. Optionally, the patient's foot is also photographed 105 to provide a vehicle from which measurements can be calculated, and / or measurements of areas such as the width and circumference of the leg can be obtained.

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Abstract

A method for making a model or a partial model of a leg is based on taking measurements of the plantar area of the foot utilizing a crushable impression block such as a crush box to create a three dimensional impression, and using the impression to cast a leg model from which a brace may be made.

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FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] The invention relates in general to orthopedic braces, and more particularly to a method of making a leg model and a brace (orthosis) utilizing the model. BACKGROUND [0002] Braces are used extensively in the orthopedic arts to provide added support to limbs requiring such support as a result of a variety of medical conditions. These specifications will use one such brace as a generalized example for a brace commonly known as an Ankle Foot Orthosis (hereinafter an AFO). It will be clear to those skilled in the art that in light of these specifications and the accompanying drawings, the application of the invention may be extended to leg braces other than an AFO, and the specifications and claims should be so interpreted. [0003] An AFO is a medical device that assists patients who have lost at least partial control over the angle in which they can maintain their foot respective to their leg. For example, as a result of a stroke or some other medical condition...

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IPC IPC(8): B29C33/40
CPCB29C33/3857A61F5/14
Inventor ENGELMAN, IAN
Owner ENGELMAN IAN
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